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- Wed May 18, 2011 8:34 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Global Cooling
- Replies: 993
- Views: 113524
National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering National Research Council Press Release ACTION NEEDED TO MANAGE CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS; U.S. RESPONSE SHOULD BE DURABLE, BUT FLEXIBLE The new report reaffirms that the preponderance of scientific evidence points to human activities -- espec...
- Fri May 13, 2011 10:12 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Screw the Banks and Investment Firms
- Replies: 1277
- Views: 172801
This is EXCELLENT news. It is also a testament to the power of the internet. Y'all know that the rating agencies are in collusion with the banks. BUT, after a certain point, the agencies HAVE to report the obvious. There was an article in Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi about Goldman. Because of that ...
- Thu May 05, 2011 8:48 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: There Goes the Neighborhood!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3453
I have made many wrongs of passage. The phrase "It seemed like a good idea at the time" has come in handy on more than one occasion. What Leo said... I've got SO many stories of drunken, stoned, or tripped-out craziness, near-death experiences, brushes with the law, etc. that start out with, "Well,...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:41 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: What is Life?...
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3650
"What is Life?"
A great George Harrison song!
URL: http://youtu.be/S2oFESUMWhU
By the way, I can't seem to get the eplaya "YouTube" preview function, where you see the still image of the unplayed video in your post, to work anymore. Anyone have an idea what's going on?
A great George Harrison song!
URL: http://youtu.be/S2oFESUMWhU
By the way, I can't seem to get the eplaya "YouTube" preview function, where you see the still image of the unplayed video in your post, to work anymore. Anyone have an idea what's going on?
- Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:41 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Screw the Banks and Investment Firms
- Replies: 1277
- Views: 172801
A link to a new article in Rolling Stone: The Real Housewives of Wall Street Why is the Federal Reserve forking over $220 million in bailout money to the wives of two Morgan Stanley bigwigs? http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-real-housewives-of-wall-street-look-whos-cashing-in-on-the-bail...
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:35 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Worst songs of all time
- Replies: 155
- Views: 14799
Thanks y'all!
I've got another one - the song that saved Earth from The Martians.
Slim Whitman, Indian Love Call
http://youtu.be/kXULwgzezUg
I've got another one - the song that saved Earth from The Martians.
Slim Whitman, Indian Love Call
http://youtu.be/kXULwgzezUg
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:00 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Worst songs of all time
- Replies: 155
- Views: 14799
Alright fuckers, take this! Dan Hill, Sometimes When We Touch http://youtu.be/uVf940pO5ME Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots, Disco Duck http://youtu.be/irgJPqkuakM Starland Vocal Band, Afternoon Delight http://youtu.be/hYwEHLRmILY Los Del Rio, Macarena http://youtu.be/sN62PAKoBfE Right Said Fred, I'm ...
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:55 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: David Best: The Temple Builder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1977
Here's a link to a pretty hilarious story that was posted here on eplaya back in 2007 "How I Met David Best (And Took His Keys)"
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... stole+keys
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... stole+keys
- Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:13 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: ePlaya Fitness Club
- Replies: 1666
- Views: 149306
Swam a mile last night at the Y. It's the first time I've swum in three weeks, since I "rolled" my ankle (like a dumbass, stepping down a little two-step curb) while out walking a few weeks ago. The ankle's been healing up slowly but surely. Last night in the pool, freestyle was only slightly painfu...
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:58 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: (though it's true, Americans love to say "fuck")
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5905
I used to have a history teacher in 7th grade who routinely called us, his students, "a bunch of lollygaggers and dillydaffers." How about this Shakespearean insult, "Thou varlet!" A varlet is a vulgar base sort of person; a "knave" or "rapscallion" if you will. I also learned this insult from watch...
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:30 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: WTF
- Replies: 1658
- Views: 182810
[quote="AntiM"]http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/02/stark-raving-mad-libs-201102 [quote]“I am on a drug. It’s called Anti M. If you try it once, you will Bounce. Your Boobs will melt off, and your Uncle Sticky's Doorknob will implode over your Diddled body … I’m tired of pret...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:02 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Thinking about making a list of those that are more Ron's to
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2977
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:16 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: What did you like about DVD Burner?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3584
- Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:21 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: The Things You Like Best About Hippie Culture
- Replies: 98
- Views: 20579
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:02 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Bad Driving Habits.. What are yours??
- Replies: 69
- Views: 6737
I drive like Mr. Wolf. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOhVFDCfD-8 What Dr. Jet S. said. I'm an aggressive driver. I basically want everyone to get out of my way. If people are poking along in the left lane, I tailgate them until they get out of the way. If the slowpoke in the left lane doesn't get ...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:12 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: A face to go along with your witty social commentary...
- Replies: 702
- Views: 113986
Well, now it's official. I'm one of the most eligible singles in this town. Here's the article: http://www.chatterchattanooga.com/news/2011/jan/31/single-city/ I'm the guy in the chartreuse green shirt about halfway down the page. Cool! Just now seeing this! Oh and by the way, RING IS ONE OF, IF NO...
- Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:01 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: A face to go along with your witty social commentary...
- Replies: 702
- Views: 113986
BTW C.f.M., I know we both go to Transformus, but I've never had the pleasure of meeting you face-to-face. Hopefully we can make that happen this coming event. I've thrown my hat in the ring to be the Greeters Team Lead this year. Doubtful, what with your tie-dye/Grateful Dead issue. :cry: Hahahaha...
- Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:49 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: A face to go along with your witty social commentary...
- Replies: 702
- Views: 113986
...not to be confused with the Young Life leader, a ha ha ha! (<---- Covenant alum) Is Greyfriar's still there? My friends opened that up back when I was in college at CC. I sawed it when they were thinking about buying the space... No doubt, one thing we have in spades in the 'noog is religious nu...
- Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:49 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: A face to go along with your witty social commentary...
- Replies: 702
- Views: 113986
Well, now it's official. I'm one of the most eligible singles in this town.
Here's the article: http://www.chatterchattanooga.com/news/ ... ngle-city/
I'm the guy in the chartreuse green shirt about halfway down the page.
Here's the article: http://www.chatterchattanooga.com/news/ ... ngle-city/
I'm the guy in the chartreuse green shirt about halfway down the page.
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:21 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Acetone=better MPG
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5235
From a thermodynamic point of view, addition of acetone should actually lower mileage. From the wikipedia page on "Heat of Combustion" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_of_combustion ) "The heating value or calorific value of a substance, usually a fuel or food (see food energy), is the amount of ...
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:11 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: What'djaget?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3020
I got a gift certificate to Lowe's, which I used to buy a new garbage disposal. Not very sexy, but... Wait, on second thought, for a disposal, it actually IS pretty sexy! It's an Insinkerator, whisper quiet, 3/4 horsepower, AND it has auto-reverse. It only took me a couple of hours to remove the old...
- Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:05 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Wikileaks...weigh in here.
- Replies: 81
- Views: 8370
Here's an interesting debate on Democracy Now! between two feminists regarding whether or not Mr. Assange's alleged activities constitue sexual assault or not: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/20/naomi_wolf_vs_jaclyn_friedman_a Naomi Wolf argues that Mr. Assange's prosecution for the alleged sexu...
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:10 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: bonnarooo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 837
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:57 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: 9/11
- Replies: 137
- Views: 11813
Well that sounds like a definite maybe if I ever heard one. We've all seen the planes hit the buildings. We've all learned the buildings were designed to withstand a hit from a Boeing 707 which was the largest airliner at the time. And yeah, I've seen the pictures of the supposed shearing of suppor...
- Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:54 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: The story behind your screen name?
- Replies: 168
- Views: 21404
I signed up for eplaya in 2004, when I started getting ready to go to Burning Man for my first (and so far only) time. I thought, "Hmmm... What I do want to use as a screen name? Hmmm..." Then "Ring of Fire!" was the first thing that popped into my head. I thought, "Perfect! They burn shit at Burnin...
- Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:34 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Help a fellow burner, in the spirit of friendship ; )
- Replies: 4
- Views: 773
Chwamba,
I think this may be exactly what you're looking for:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/
Create a profile, get verified, and send a couchsurfing request. Here's a link to the "getting started" page:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/new_surfer.html
Good luck!
I think this may be exactly what you're looking for:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/
Create a profile, get verified, and send a couchsurfing request. Here's a link to the "getting started" page:
http://www.couchsurfing.org/new_surfer.html
Good luck!
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:18 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: There are entirely too many BQ threads going on here.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 851
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:07 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Fuck!
- Replies: 17237
- Views: 1803604
Fuck!!! Well, it's official, I have Type II diabetes, which is just fucking great. I've had my fasting blood sugar done at the doctor's office twice now. The first time it was 199 mg/dL. Today it was 228. The doc says, given my family history of diabetes, I shouldn't be any higher than about 140. Th...
- Thu May 27, 2010 7:18 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: ePlaya Fight Club
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2456
- Fri May 21, 2010 1:29 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Haiku
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5630